Melissa Widhalm

Specialty farmers like Annie Woods are adapting to extreme heat by adjusting harvest schedules and using shade tents to protect crops and workers. Prolonged heat waves linked to climate change are shortening planting windows and threatening crop quality, with farmers facing greater challenges than commodity crop growers due to limited safety nets.

Specialty farmers like Annie Woods are adapting to extreme heat caused by climate change by adjusting harvest schedules, using shade tents, and protecting seedlings. The heat dome and weather extremes threaten crop quality, farmworker health, and harvest windows, with some growers scrambling to salvage perishable crops like raspberries.

Specialty farmers are adapting to extreme heat caused by climate change by adjusting harvest schedules and using protective measures to preserve crops. Prolonged heat waves, intensified by human-driven climate change, threaten crop quality and worker health, prompting strategies like shaded harvesting and controlled seedling environments.